I’ve got to admit; I am a dad, and this music really just
doesn’t fit the bill when it comes to selection of music for the house. Granted, I usually listen to music when my
family isn’t home. However, really I
only like the Lovecraft cd, and that is probably because it brings me back to
my college years where I saw Cradle of Filth live at Tramps in NYC, at one of
their first USA shows. It was a great
show, exciting to see a metal band come from Europe, even if it was only Great
Britain. I had a lot of fun at the show. I still remember when Dani said, “Smells like
Catholics in here,” and the show was clearly sold out. The place was packed! However, this band seems to be all about
attracting youth and then polluting them, hence the name Cradle of Filth. I can remember listening to a video where
some parents were concerned about their children listening to this band, and
laughing in college. Then, as a college
student I wasn’t very interested in having morals to live by. As an adult, in my 30s, this music seems
totally inappropriate for children. I
bought it because I had lost all of my old Cradle of Filth cds, and boy was I
disappointed by what I used to remember as a good metal band that pushed the
envelope. I recall the children’s size
clothing Cradle of Filth sold, as well as their lunch pails, and there is a
part of my conscience that says, I shouldn’t be promoting this stuff. Of course I did when I was young and stupid in
college. I admit, I wouldn’t clothe my
kid in the attire and give him a lunch box for school. It is just poor taste, and as someone who is
now grown up Cradle of Filth does not strike me the same way that they used
to. I used to love this stuff for shock
value. Now it no longer shocks me, so I
see no value in it.
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Saturday, August 31, 2013
***** Dear Old Stockholm by John Coltrane – One Of My Coltrane Favorites
This cd was released before Coltrane’s very experimental cds
like Stellar Regions, which was a terrible experimental album. However, Dear Old Stockholm surpasses that
age where he was trying to recreate Kind of Blue, something which almost all of
the jazz musicians of the time sought to do, and it is no wonder as Kind of
Blue is one of jazz’s bestselling albums.
(I haven’t a clue why, because I don’t like it much.) First, in his solo career Trane tried to do
what has already been done before with Blue Trane, and Soul Trane, each trying
to copy Kind of Blue. However, in my
opinion these albums don’t represent the best Trane had to offer. I guess there will be some disagreement with
me when I post this. Trane was at his
best on albums that were experimental, where he was pushing the envelope in
jazz. That is precisely what Coltrane
does on Dear Old Stockholm. If you are
expecting a same old same old jazz cd, don’t buy this album!!! This album is nothing short of awesome!!! So far as I know, this is what I would call a
unique jazz album. I have never heard
any album like it! So many jazz artists
try to recreate what has been done before them, but now jazz isn’t healthy
enough of a genre to push the envelope like John Coltrane on Dear Old
Stockholm.
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